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' H0. R. BUGBEE.

BRACELET.

Patented Mar. 11, 1884.

rrnn ATEN CHARLES R. BUGBEE, OF ATTLEBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TOBURROWVS, THOMPSON & SHORT, OF SAME PLACE.

BRACELET.

SFEGIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 295,108, dated March11, 1884. I Application filed January '24, 1884, (No model.)

My invention is an improved glove bangle.

or bracelet.

The object of the invention is to secure, by a simple and inexpensivestructure, a form which may easily be enlarged to slip on over the handand close automatically.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is' a perspective view of thebracelet. Fig. 2 shows a central longitudinal section of Fig. 1. Fig. 3is a transverse section through the top piece. Fig. 4 is a bottom viewof the top piece or clasp. Fig. 5 shows a perspective view of a modifiedform of top piece, showing also in perspective the overlapping end ofthe bracelet adapted to this modification.

The main part or body of the bangle or bracelet marked A) may be ofprecious or plated metal, ofhard rubber, celluloid, or any suitablematerial which will suificiently re-- tain its elasticity. It may beplain, corrugated, or formed with any desired ornamental surface, andmay be a uniform band throughout. The top or connecting piece, B, whichacts as connection between the ends of the band or body of the bangle orbracelet, is also made of any suitable material, ornamented in anydesired way. As shown, it is composed of a plain curved plate, withflanges b b and under plates, c 0, across from flange to flange, formingat the ends flat open sockets adapted to receive the ends of the body A.One end is closed by a stop, d, to hold one end of the 0 body; or saidend may be held in any other suitable manner. This connecting-piece maybe varied in formas, for example, it may be made of aflattened tubularpiece, or without theilanges b b. wise. Through this is inserted apiece, f,

It has a slot, 6, running lengthwhich is fixed in the free end of thebody A. Another pin, 5 is set in the piece B at the end of the slot, orin that end of B through which the free end of A moves. The pins areprovided with heads ornamented by astonesetting, or many suitable ways.The elasticity of the band causes it to close, carrying the pin f to theother end of the slot, away from the stationary pin 9. To open orenlarge the bracelet, the wearer has only to place the finger or thumbupon the slot and move the pin f toward the pin g. The movement of thepin f is limited by the slot, but is sufficient to give the braceletadequate spread.

The piece B may be modified in respect to the slot and arrangement ofthe ends of the body. As shown in Fig. 5, a short slot, h h,

is made on each side in line with the center of each end of A. When theband or body A is closed, the ends overlap each other the full length ofthe piece B and bear against suitable stops in the ends of said piece.The pins are set through the slots in the ends of the band'A, and whenthe band is closed the pins are at the outer ends of the slots. \Vhenthe pins are brought together, both on ds are pushed back and thebracelet is enlarged. Its own elasticity returns it to the closedposition. The only difierence between the modified piece and that firstdescribed is that both ends are made movable, and a slot is thereforenecessarily provided for each.

I claim A bracelet or bangle consisting of an elastic band, A, slottedpiece B, in combination with apin set in free end or'ends of the band,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHAR-LES R. BUGBEE.

,Nitnesses: i

J. E. POND, Jr., L. F. MENDELL.

